Casa Mañana Presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Dec 18, 2012 03:44PM
● Published by tina

Casa Mañana presents 'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Submitted by Darcy Koch, Casa Mañana

Casa Mañana is excited to celebrate the holiday season with the joyful
musical ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
This production is presented by Community Bank and runs through December 23
at Casa Mañana Theatre.

With her daddy off to war, Molly
is having trouble finding her Christmas spirit.
Determined to make it a Christmas to remember, Molly’s mother takes her
on a magical treasure hunt where they encounter dancing elves, a rocking Santa
Claus and many other characters throughout the night only to awake to a special
Christmas surprise. Featuring a score of beloved Christmas songs such as “Jingle
Bells,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen” and more, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas is a
dazzling show destined to become a Fort Worth holiday tradition!

Casa Mañana’s production of ‘Twas the Night Before Christmasfeatures Mary Gilbreath Grim as “Molly’s
Mother,” Sara Prejean as “Molly,” and Avery Presson as “Jingle,” and Lauren
Weik as “Jangle,” Santa’s magical elves.

Casa
Mañana’s production of ‘Twas the Night
Before Christmas is directed by Joe Sturgeon and choreographed by Jeremy
Dumont. Sturgeon is the Resident Director at Casa Mañana and most recently
directed The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the
Apprentice Program’s Parade, Annie Jr., and Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. Dumont has
choreographed several productions at Casa Mañana including Oliver, Disney’s Alice in
Wonderland Jr. and the Apprentice Program’s Parade. He has also performed in 42nd Street, Rent,
Hairspray and Evita at Casa Mañana.

Sheilah
Walker is the Music Director for ‘Twas
the Night Before Christmas. Walker has
been conducting for over 25 years and has performed with Broadway shows,
national tours and regional productions. Walker’s credits include the Tony
Award-winning Broadway production of Fiddler
on the Roof and the national tours of Ragtime,
The Color Purple, South Pacific and Hello,
Dolly!. She was recently the conductor for the American Repertory Theatre
workshop of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
with Audra McDonald and Norm Lewis.

Jonathan
Parke is the Sound Designer, Samuel Rushen is the Lighting Designer, Tammy
Spencer is the Costume Designer, Katie Dill is the Scenic Designer and
Catherine Petty-Rogers is the Wigs/Hair Designer.

‘Twas
the Night Before Christmas is presented by Community Bank and proudly
sponsored by Macy’s. Tickets for ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas are on sale now and can be
purchased by calling the Casa Mañana Theatre box office at 817.332.2272. You
can also visit the box office at 3101 West Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Ticket
prices are $20 to $28, depending upon seating location. For more information,
visit Casa Mañana.